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102. Linguistics: Theories of Education and Inter-RelationshipDeception through Translation: Linguistic and Cultural IssuesRachel Taylor, University of Glamorgan (rtaylor@glam.ac.uk)Interviews with non-native speakers conducted through an interpreter are an increasing feature ofpolice practice. However from the perspective of assessing the credibility of such suspects,translated interviews present unique challenges. This paper outlines and critically discusses someof the main challenges for lie detectors when faced with a translated interview. Issues such ascognitive load, inter-cultural communication and the trade-off between accurate translation andgood quality communication are discussed. Further issues specific to police practice include theavailability of suitably qualified interpreters, wider cultural knowledge shared by the intervieweeand translator and the potential requirement for interpreters to work both in a police interviewand in a confidential conversation between a solicitor and a client. Finally this paper outlinessome strategies for researching this emerging area of credibility assessment.Modalities of Communication: Treatment, Education, and ResearchMonica Broome, University of Miami School of Medicine (mbroome@med.miami.edu)To improve the outcomes of communication, it is essential to understand important underlyingprincipals. New methods of technology in medicine have opened new areas and expanded otherareas of research of the brain to demonstrate why we do what we do when we communicate witheach other. There is now extensive evidence that nonverbal communication is a key factor inunderstanding what is really being said and increases the odds of getting to the heart of thematter. Communication is influenced by multiple factors, including but not limited to:nationality, culture, ethnicity, race, age, gender, and class. Understanding nonverbalcommunication gives an advantage because some basic core expressions and mannerismstranscend those factors and are universal. This research is used in many fields to detect whethersomeone is telling the truth for example. What we say with our words is only about 7% of ourcommunication, the majority is nonverbal communication. It is important that we understandwhat is really being said by understanding what is communicated to us on the nonverbal level,because nonverbal communication is a more reliable indicator of what the person is trulyexperiencing and expressing. When there is a discrepancy or incongruity in what a person saysand their nonverbal cues, nonverbal trumps verbal. This presentation will offer some basicneuroscience, basic concepts of nonverbal cues, and offer practical suggestions for picking upcues to what a person is really saying.248